Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Bulgaria: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.6% (2025), 47th of 180 in the world and 12th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 7.4% (2025), 37th of 209 in the world and 8th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 4.2% (2025), 127th of 136 in the world and 22nd of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Bulgaria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.6%2025 | 47/180 | 12/49 | 10.3% | 2.4% | 1.7% | +4.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 7.4%2025 | 37/209 | 8/56 | 7.4% | 0.8% | 4.3% | +4.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.2%2025 | 127/136 | 22/24 | 11.3% | 11.1% | 4.3% | −3.2 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -3.0%2025 | 124/136 | 24/24 | 3.7% | 10.3% | 0.0% | −7.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.742025 | 148/210 | 26/57 | 2.12 | 1.48 | 1.72 | −1.7%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 20.7%2024 | 44/142 | 25/48 | 20.5% | 17.9% | 20.2% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 34.4%2024 | 32/142 | 26/48 | 36.2% | 30.1% | 33.3% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 35.8%2023 | 30/142 | 21/47 | 34.0% | 31.6% | 36.5% | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 55.1%2022 | 41/119 | 11/20 | 92.9% | 102.2% | 68.9% | −40.8 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 47.1%2024 | 75/169 | 28/48 | 12.0% | 68.2% | 51.3% | −12.2 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 82.1%2024 | 39/146 | 3/28 | 35.0% | 67.8% | 93.9% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.22025 | 37/165 | 7/49 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 10.7 | −5.0%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.01%2025 | 65/156 | 28/47 | 2.65% | 1.64% | 1.59% | +0.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−40.8 pp55.1% in 2022
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.7 pp4.6% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−5.0%7.2 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bulgaria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bulgaria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bulgaria | Türkiye | Romania | Greece | Serbia | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.6%2025 | 34.9%2025 | 7.2%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.1%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 7.4%2025 | 36.4%2025 | 8.2%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 4.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.2%2025 | — | 8.5%2025 | — | 4.8%2010 | 5.4%2025 |
| Real interest rate | -3.0%2025 | — | 0.3%2025 | — | -0.2%2010 | 0.8%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.742025 | 39.452025 | 4.472025 | 0.882025 | 103.982025 | 54.652025 |
| Tax revenue | 20.7%2024 | 17.6%2024 | 16.2%2024 | 27.4%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 18.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 34.4%2024 | 31.5%2024 | 30.7%2024 | 44.8%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 30.9%2024 |
| Government expense | 35.8%2023 | 33.0%2023 | 37.3%2022 | 47.3%2023 | 35.5%2022 | 33.4%2023 |
| External debt | 55.1%2022 | 39.4%2024 | — | — | 62.2%2024 | 81.2%2024 |